Napoleon III and his carnival empire
By: by John Bierman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9780312018276
Subjects: Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.; France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.; France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870.
Description: Biography of Louis Napoleon, nephew to the famous Bonaparte, who was elected President of France in 1848 and later became Emperor, discussing his reign over the glittering Second Empire, and looking at the scandals of his private life.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 411-415.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Popguns at dawn; title: Book one : The path to power. An uncertain paternity; title: The Italian escapade; title: Scandalous exile; title: Fiasco at Boulogne; title: Enter Miss Howard; title: The miracle of '48; title: The prince-president; title: Blood on the boulevards; title: Book two : Imperial heyday. Cherchez la femme; title: Eugenie's "bold game"; title: The model marriage; title: The empire means war; title: An heir for the empire; title: The bombs of Orsini; title: To war again; title: Problems with Plon-Plon; title: Mexican adventure; title: The distaff diplomat; title: In love again; title: The elegant Morny; title: "The fair imperial harlot"; title: Book three : Decline and fall. Disaster at Sadowa; title: Retreat from Mexico; title: Napoleon loosens his grip; title: Bismarck baits the trap; title: Into battle, unprepared; title: Catastrophe at Sedan; title: The end of empire; title: Death in exile; title: Postscript : The long twilight